Silicon ChipContents - March 2001 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: The electrical wiring debate - reform is needed
  4. Feature: What's On Offer In "Walkie Talkies" by Ross Tester
  5. Feature: Mobile Magic: Driving Your Mobile Phone From A PC by Greg Swain
  6. Feature: Using Infrared Devices With Your PC by Greg Swain
  7. Review: Reiew: Marantz DR 6000 CD Recorder by Leo Simpson
  8. Feature: CB Radio Can Now Transmit Data by Silicon Chip
  9. Project: Big-Digit 12/24-Hour Clock by John Clarke
  10. Product Showcase
  11. Project: A Sun-Seeking Sunflower by Craig Maynard & Ross Tester
  12. Project: Parallel Port PIC Programmer & Checkerboard by David Deer
  13. Feature: Making Photo Resist PC Boards At Home by Ross Tester
  14. Project: Protoboards: More Fun With Comparators by Leo Simpson
  15. Project: More-MIDI: A Simple MIDI Expansion Box by Jim Rowe
  16. Vintage Radio: The 1929 AWA C58 radiogram by Rodney Champness
  17. Back Issues
  18. Notes & Errata
  19. Product Showcase
  20. Market Centre
  21. Advertising Index
  22. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • Amateur Radio (November 1987)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1987)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (April 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (April 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (April 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1990)
  • The "Tube" vs. The Microchip (August 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (April 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1995)
  • CB Radio Can Now Transmit Data (March 2001)
  • What's On Offer In "Walkie Talkies" (March 2001)
  • Stressless Wireless (October 2004)
  • “Degen” Synthesised HF Communications Receiver (January 2007)
  • WiNRADiO: Marrying A Radio Receiver To A PC (January 2007)
  • PICAXE-08M 433MHz Data Transceiver (October 2008)
  • Half-Duplex With HopeRF’s HM-TR UHF Transceivers (April 2009)
  • Dorji 433MHz Wireless Data Modules (January 2012)
Articles in this series:
  • Amateur Radio (November 1987)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1987)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (April 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (April 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (April 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1990)
  • The "Tube" vs. The Microchip (August 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (April 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1995)
  • CB Radio Can Now Transmit Data (March 2001)
  • What's On Offer In "Walkie Talkies" (March 2001)
  • Stressless Wireless (October 2004)
  • “Degen” Synthesised HF Communications Receiver (January 2007)
  • WiNRADiO: Marrying A Radio Receiver To A PC (January 2007)
  • PICAXE-08M 433MHz Data Transceiver (October 2008)
  • Half-Duplex With HopeRF’s HM-TR UHF Transceivers (April 2009)
  • Dorji 433MHz Wireless Data Modules (January 2012)
Items relevant to "Big-Digit 12/24-Hour Clock":
  • Big-Digit 12/24-Hour Clock display PCB [04103012/04102011] (AUD $15.00)
  • Big-Digit 12/24-Hour Clock processor PCB [04103011] (AUD $15.00)
  • PIC16F84(A)-04/P programmed for the Big-Digit 12/24-Hour Clock [CLOCK1.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC16F84 firmware and source code for the Big-Digit 12/24-Hour Clock [CLOCK1.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • Big-Digit 12/24-Hour Clock PCB patterns (PDF download) [04103011/2] (Free)
  • Big-Digit 12/24-Hour Clock panel artwork and mask (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "A Sun-Seeking Sunflower":
  • Sun-seeking Sunflower PCB patterns (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "Parallel Port PIC Programmer & Checkerboard":
  • DOS and Windows software for the Parallel Port PIC Programmer (Free)
  • Parallel Port PIC Programmer PCB pattern (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "More-MIDI: A Simple MIDI Expansion Box":
  • More-MIDI PCB pattern (PDF download) (Free)
  • More-MIDI panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)

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Contents Vol.14, No.3; March 2001 FEATURES 7 What’s On Offer In “Walkie Talkies” They’re great for short range work. Here’s a look at what’s available and what you should look for – by Ross Tester 14 Mobile Magic: Driving Your Mobile Phone From A PC A PC makes it to easy to send messages, edit phonebook entries and create logos and ring tones. You can even use your mobile phone as a modem to send faxes and email – by Greg Swain 20 Using Infrared Devices With Your PC You don’t have to jump through hoops to get infrared working on your PC. Here’s what you have to do – by Greg Swain 26 Review: Marantz DR 6000 CD Recorder You don’t need a PC; use this to copy to CR-R and CD-RW disks instead. It also works as a very fine CD player – by Leo Simpson Mobile Magic: Driving Your Mobile Phone From A PC – Page 14. 29 CB Radio Can Now Transmit Data Data transmission is now permissable on UHF channels 22 & 23 70 Making Photo Resist PC Boards At Home A step-by-step technique for making pro-quality PC boards from laser prints or copies – by Ross Tester Big-Digit 12/24 Hour Clock With Bright LED Display – Page 30. PROJECTS TO BUILD 30 Big-Digit 12/24 Hour Clock It’s large, it’s bright, it’s very accurate and can be used in either 12 or 24-hour mode. A PIC processor powers the works – by John Clarke 44 A Sun-Seeking Sunflower It senses where the Sun is and automatically turns towards it. A couple of solar cells power the circuit and drive the motor – by Ross Tester 62 Parallel Port PIC Programmer & Checkerboard Easy-to-build unit not only programs PICs but includes useful test facilities as well – by David Deer 81 Protoboards: The Easy Into Electronics More fun with comparators: making a window comparator – by Leo Simpson 84 More-MIDI: A Simple MIDI Expansion Box It takes one MIDI signal and feeds it to four separate outputs – by Jim Rowe SPECIAL COLUMNS Sun-Seeking Sunflower: it follows the Sun – Page 44. 58 Serviceman’s Log Meet me on the reset line – by the TV Serviceman 88 Vintage Radio The 1929 AWA C58 radiogram – by Rodney Champness DEPARTMENTS 2 4 28 42 57 Publisher’s Letter   98 Mailbag 100 Circuit Notebook 101 Product Showcase 102 Subscriptions Form 104 Ask Silicon Chip Notes & Errata Electronics Showcase Market Centre Advertising Index More-MIDI: Simple MIDI Expansion Box – Page 84. MARCH 2001  1